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Bitcoin climbed past $9,000, to its highest since May 2018, as reports that Facebook is due to unveil a digital currency added to optimism that cryptocurrencies are becoming more widely adopted by mainstream finance.
The largest digital currency rose as much as 9.4 per cent from late Friday and traded at $9,215 at 9:30 am London time. Rival coins also climbed: Litecoin was up 5 per cent and Ethereum rose 5.5 per cent.
Crypto-linked stocks also rose in Asia, with Remixpoint jumping 6 per cent. Monex Group and Ceres ended the day advancing at least 2 per cent
The largest digital currency rose as much as 9.4 per cent from late Friday and traded at $9,215 at 9:30 am London time. Rival coins also climbed: Litecoin was up 5 per cent and Ethereum rose 5.5 per cent.
Crypto-linked stocks also rose in Asia, with Remixpoint jumping 6 per cent. Monex Group and Ceres ended the day advancing at least 2 per cent
